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Thursday, February 5, 2004 Production and disposition of tobacco productsDecember 2003Total cigarettes sold in December by Canadian manufacturers decreased 9% from November to 3.1 billion cigarettes, and declined 13% from the level observed in December 2002. The cumulative total of cigarettes sold in 2003 reached 38.6 billion, down 5% from 2002. Cigarette production for December stood at 2.7 billion cigarettes, down 31% from November, and up 18% from the 2.2 billion cigarettes produced in December 2002. Cumulative production in 2003 was 37.9 billion cigarettes, down 8% from 2002. In December, the level of closing inventories was 3.4 billion cigarettes, down 7% from November and 20% from level recorded in December 2002. Available on CANSIM: table 303-0007. Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2142. The December 2003 issue of Production and Disposition of Tobacco Products (32-022-XIB, $6/$51) is now available. For general information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact the dissemination officer (1-866-873-8789; 613-951-9497; manufact@statcan.gc.ca), Manufacturing, Construction and Energy Division. [an error occurred while processing this directive] |
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